The Situation is A round before the finish in fourth place, the king class in his own Hand, but Bayer Leverkusen in the millions of races in the neck: the pros of Borussia Mönchengladbach known. Unlike in the previous year, the glossy output is not to lead the situation, however, in another nightmare scenario. The negative memories from the last round of the preseason has pushed coach Marco Rose in his players aside. “The optimism is great. I have confidence in my team,” said the 43-Year-old ahead of the match against Hertha BSC on Saturday (15.30 clock in the F. A. Z.-Liveticker for the football Bundesliga and Sky): “We are aware of the opportunities and risks. We can even determine in which direction this will go.“

just like in the preseason, But a year ago, Gladbach after a home defeat against Borussia Dortmund (0:2) were intercepted on the last round of Leverkusen and had to settle with place five satisfied. Slightly more convenient, the output seems to be for the third spot in the group stage in this season already. While the five-time German Champions in the previous year, would have been used against a title candidate in Dortmund, a victory against the midfield of the team from the capital in the light of two points and nine goals ahead of Bayer’s most likely a draw.

Bosz wants no disgrace

The Leverkusen want to be in a slip, the mönchengladbach-based in all circumstances on the spot. “It can’t happen, that Gladbach loses, and we win our game,” warned coach Peter Bosz from the worst scenario, the expected to be his Elf, the Mainz 05, in the end the ridicule would be. With only seven points from the last six Games of the playful self since the Re-Start a better starting position lightly.

Gladbach’s sporting Director Max Eberl has criticised the dealing with the football during the corona of a crisis. “Football has proved that not all footballers are idiots, and all officials of the money-makers are. The football fans were, contrary to all prophecies of doom from the outside – be careful and cautious and didn’t gather around on game days in masses in front of the stages,“ writes Eberl in an article for the news magazine Focus. Certainly not every person must be a friend of football. But every industry gained respect for it, if you try to fight for their Survival. “The football has been reduced by many critics on the Motto: players don’t need more money – away with the football! It was here, but never a pair of football millionaires,“ says Eberl.